1.2 Emperors Valentinian and Valens3 Augustuses to Julianus, Proconsul of Africa.
We judge to be unworthy of the priesthood that bishop4 who repeats the sanctity of baptism by unlawful usurpation and, against the teachings of all, contaminates this act of grace by repetition.
Given on the tenth day before the kalends of March at Trier in the year of the consulship of Valentinian Augustus and the fourth consulship of Valens Augustus.—February 20, 373.
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Author: Code of Theodosius
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Bible reference(s): Acts 8:36-37, Acts 18:25-26, Acts 19:3-5, Acts 16:30-31, Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 11:19, 1 Corinthians 12:25, Ephesians 4:14, Galatians 1:7-9, Galatians 5:12, Galatians 5:20, Colossians 2:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:14, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 Timothy 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:10, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:23, 2 Timothy 4:3, Titus 1:13, Titus 1:9, Titus 3:9-10, 1 John 2:19, 2 John 1:7, 2 John 1:9, 2 John 1:10
Source: Clyde Pharr, trans., The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions, Book XVI (Princeton Univ. Press, 1952).
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